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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2008284, member: 44140&quot;]The Chola of the high middle ages was a powerful sea fairing trade civilization of southern India. The Golden age of the Cholan civilization coincided with the reign of the sucessor of Uttama Chola his name was RajaRaja Chola I.At the height of Cholan power the neighboring kingdoms of the Pandya and Chera were under their control and all of south India was under one government for the first time in a 1000 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>The civilization is remembered for the outrageous ornate temples found all over India. They are known to have staffed hospitals, had a form of organized education and had a high level of literacy. Uttama Chola was known for his compassion, piety, and religious tolerance. The Chola were renowned for ocean fairing navigation, safe harbors on the east and west of India and competitive rates for commodities. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Cholan Empire subjugated and colonized the Singalese Kingdom of Sri Lanka who with the Chola would issue the famous and common &quot;Octopus&quot; coins of the 13th century. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin dates to the King preceeded RajaRaja Cholas invasion of Sri Lanka, but it is thought that the coins were continued into RajaRaja&#039;s reign, he also called himself Uttama Chola. These coins are from South India&#039;s ThamilNadu region, minted in the city of Thanjavur. These coins are found scattered through out the Cholan trade route. The Chola would eventually control huge swaths of the Pacific Eastern Archipelago. These coins are most often found in Sri Lanka.</p><p><br /></p><p>Map...thanks to google..</p><p>[ATTACH=full]361308[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>India, ThamiNadu</p><p>Thanjavur</p><p>AR Kasu (Kahavanu)</p><p>20 mm x 4.26 grams</p><p>Uttama Chola (970-985 AD)</p><p>Obverse: Tiger (Chola symbol) seated right faces towards two upright fishes (Pandyan symbol): bow (Chera symbol) behind: all under an umbrella above.</p><p>Reverse: Uttama / Chola - in Devanagari script</p><p>ref: Mitchiner #713-725 ; Biddulph #26</p><p>Note: Rare. High Grade Example. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]361309[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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